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Table 6 δ-5 Desaturase indexes (AA:DGLA) after a 6-week n-3 PUFA supplementation according to genotype for each SNPs of the FADS gene cluster (n = 208)

From: Effects of FADS and ELOVL polymorphisms on indexes of desaturase and elongase activities: results from a pre-post fish oil supplementation

 

Pre-n-3 PUFA D5D activitya

Post-n-3 PUFA D5D activitya

p values

11

12 or 12 + 22

22

11

12 or 12 + 22

22

SNPs

Suppl.

Interaction

FADS1

 rs174546

4.132 ± 1.179

3.166 ± 0.807

2.376 ± 0.572

4.787 ± 1.138

4.091 ± 1.123

3.086 ± 0.739

<0.0001

<0.0001

0.20

FADS2

 rs498793

3.457 ± 1.413

3.567 ± 1.076

3.816 ± 0.815

4.317 ± 1.291

4.383 ± 1.178

4.304 ± 1.391

0.09

<0.0001

0.63

 rs174579

3.860 ± 1.222

3.130 ± 0.886

4.575 ± 1.282

3.981 ± 1.108

<0.0001

<0.0001

0.32

 rs174611

2.934 ± 0.760

3.209 ± 0.949

3.919 ± 1.226

4.544 ± 1.152

4.167 ± 1.385

3.735 ± 0.666

<0.0001

<0.0001

0.08

 rs174616

3.272 ± 1.203

3.563 ± 1.162

3.904 ± 0.019

4.485 ± 1.098

4.469 ± 1.298

3.948 ± 1.129

0.04

<0.0001

0.09

FADS3

 rs174456

3.706 ± 0.993

3.377 ± 1.106

3.767 ± 1.951

4.468 ± 1.258

4.187 ± 1.154

4.436 ± 1.592

0.07

<0.0001

0.86

Intergenic regions

 rs174627

3.732 ± 1.200

3.080 ± 0.847

4.444 ± 1.251

4.017 ± 1.194

0.0006

<0.0001

0.14

 rs12807005

3.569 ± 1.150

3.700 ± 1.547

4.360 ± 1.257

3.609 ± 0.488

0.56

0.02

0.07

 rs174448

3.859 ± 0.990

3.526 ± 1.268

2.800 ± 0.717

4.539 ± 1.113

4.327 ± 1.372

3.681 ± 0.792

0.001

<0.0001

0.59

  1. Repeated MIXED procedure implemented in S.A.S statistical software v. 9.3 adjusted for age, sex and BMI
  2. aValues are mean ± SD